Governor attachment.



PTENTED Y 26,1908.

C. R. WELCH. GOVERNOR ATTAGHMBNT.

APPLICATION FILED JULY 18.1907.

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thereof.

, jjnThe operation of the attachment is as follows: It will be assumed that the member 16 isj-positioned at what may bertermed the danger point. Now. if the arms 2, which carrythe spherical bodies 1,'are elevated through the medium of centrifugal force, the

straps 6 will be carried with the arms, causing a vertical shifting of the collar 5 upon the shaft 4 and owing to such movement of the collar 5 the forked end of the lever 10 will be' elevated', such action rocking the shaft 11 whichl will cause the moving of the lever 12 to the left, ,the lever 12 'carrying the roller 13 therewith and as the latter abuts against the chain 17ft-i1e left side of the chain will be demeans for imparting movement thereto, shiftable means for actuating the engine controllingfmechanism, a trip member attached to said carrier and adapted to be moved to a position to actuate said shiftable means, an

oscillatory lever mechanism adaptedl to engage said carrier andshift a portlon thereof, thereby positioning said member to engage said shiftable means, means controlled by the speed of the engine for oscillating'said lever mechanism.

2,. A governor attachment for the purpose set forth comprising an endless carrier,

means driven from the engine for actuating said carrier, a shaft, a sliding collar having its movement controlled' by the speed of the engine, a lever arm iixed at one end to said shaft. and its other end engaging said collar, said collar during its movement shifting said lever arm, thereby rocking said shaft, a lever arm fixed at one end tosaid shaft and carrying at its other end a roller adapted to engagel l said carrier when the shaft is rocked to deiiect a portion of the carrier, a shiftable means for actuatingu a controlling device, and

ka trip member attached to the carrier and adapted when a portion of the carrier is defie/cted to be positioned to engage and actuate said shiftable means during the travel of the carrier.

In testimonywhereof l have hereunto' set my hand in presence of two subscribing witnesses.

CLARENCE R. WELCH.

Witnesses:

A. S. MADONALD, F. J.HALL. 

